British actor Peter Firth turns 65 today and Canadian director Ivan Reitman, who made the first Ghostbusters film and also Up in the Air, turns 72. Actor Roberto Benigni, who won an Oscar for his performance in Life is Beautiful, turns 66 today.

Cher and Sonny Bono tied the knot on this day in 1964, while on this day in 1991, Thompson Twins singer Tom Bailey married Alannah Currie in Las Vegas.

The song crowning the South African singles chart on this day in 1987 was La Bamba by Los Lobos. It spent nine weeks at No 1. Just saying…